Jawaid Ishaq, 72, was convicted of a number of offences including fraud and theft earlier this week relating to how he dealt with the financial affairs of a friend who had returned to Yemen.
Sentencing Ishaq, pictured, at Sheffield Crown Court, Judge Paul Watson QC described how the defendant had stolen tens of thousands of pounds from Ali Sultan.
The jury heard that Ishaq had been a Labour councillor in Scunthorpe for more than 30 years, had acted as the deputy chair for Humberside Police Authority and had been awarded an MBE.
The jury in the six-week long trial was told how Mr Sultan, who has since died, moved back to the Yemen but had various affairs in Scunthorpe that needed looking after, which included two properties in the town.
He signed a document granting p ower of attorney over the two houses to Ishaq but the defendant used this power to syphon cash to himself.
Ishaq was convicted of nine offences, including three counts of fraud, three of theft and one of perverting the course of justice.
